Was there in flight refueling in world war 2??????

[alskahawk]

  Many nations were still using fore and aft refueling with their ships let alone air to air refueling. Even today a2a refueling is a dangerous event.

[Shuffler]

Well the easiest way to refuel in mid-air was to "land" in mid-air!!

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/dansky69/USS_Akron_in_flight_nov_1931.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/dansky69/F9C_in_USS_Akron_hangar1932.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/dansky69/716px-XF9C_1_aircraft_hooking_onto_.jpg

***edit - found a better pic :  http://www.flickr.com/photos/telstar/3322409887/


Unfortunately the Akron crashed later with great loss of life and it was never pursued farther.

hehehe  - how many of ya knew about this little feat of wonder eh??

They did not land to refuel. They were onboard to protect the airship. lol But nice try. <S>

[Masherbrum]

Vixen,

None of the aircraft types in AH were capable of mid-air refueling.  Very few of any kind were and the uses for it were very specialized.  Saying it was "extensive" is pretty misleading.

Indeed.

[Flipperk]

You've asked a question, and people have given you the answer in previous posts. Move on.

Hey, easy now...no need for attitude for questions, on a forum.